By Dave Dillon Denny Jones was been named Manzanita’s Citizen of the Year at the June 7 meeting of the city council. Jones, a member of the community for 35 years, was…
Category: Breaking News
Coast Guard rescues overturned boater near Astoria Friday May 26
OIOpublisher The Coast Guard rescued a boater who capsized near the Lewis and Clark bridge in Warrenton, on Friday May 26th. A Coast Guard Sector Columbia River MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew arrived…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – Big Changes in Traffic Patterns
Last night, Tuesday May 23, the switch was flipped. The asphalt crews worked on the bridge until 2:00 AM Wednesday May 24, at which time the night flaggers arrived so that the stripers…
Enhanced Sheriff’s Patrol Soundly Defeated
By April Bailey, for Tillamook County Pioneer Unofficial elections results (the county reserves 20 days to certify elections) from the Tillamook County Special Election have been posted on the county website. The…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – May 16
In addition to flowers and tourists, the sunshine that is on its way is going to be coating the town with asphalt. When the sun burns through on May 17th, expect to…
FATAL COMMERICAL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH NEAR BANKS
News Release from Oregon State Police Posted on FlashAlert: May 9th, 2017 6:50 PM On May 9, 2017 at 2:35 PM OSP Troopers and emergency workers responded to a two commercial motor…
Major Development Proposed for Manzanita
By David Dillon, North County News A Carlton, Oregon-based developer with ties to north Tillamook County is proposing to build a new residential community of between 280 and 320 cabins, cottages, or…
Manzanita to Buy Site for New City Hall
By David Dillon The City of Manzanita will purchase the 2.67-acre Underhill Plaza property, located at the northeast corner of Manzanita Avenue and Division Street, as the site for a future city…
Contaminated groundwater issue causes short term delay in downtown project; Additional lanes to open after Memorial Day; project is still on schedule to be completed by late 2018
TILLAMOOK— A goal to open two lanes of U.S. 101 in both directions by Memorial Day will be delayed until later this summer because of a significant amount of contaminated groundwater that…
FATAL CRASH ON HWY 26 EAST OF SEASIDE – TILLAMOOK COUNTY
News Release from Oregon State Police Posted on FlashAlert: March 4th, 2017 5:50 PM On March 4, 2017, at approximately 7:40 a. m., the OSP responded to a fatal motor vehicle crash…